Taylor Hackford

Born Taylor Edwin Hackford in Santa Barbara, CA on Dec. 31, 1944, his initial passions lay with international relations, which he studied while pursuing a degree in pre-law at the University of Southern California. After graduation in 1968, he headed to Bolivia as part of the Peace Corps, where he began experimenting with a Super-8 camera in his spare time. Using film to document the world around him quickly began his abiding interest, so he abandoned law in favor of a film degree from USC's School of Cinema. Wishing to apply his talents to the real world, he took a job in the mailroom at the Los Angeles public television station KCET-TV. The position served as a training ground for the aspi... Continue Bio >>